{"id":4797,"date":"2025-10-30T21:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/10\/30\/signs-philadelphia-dumps-12-7-billion-gallons-of-sewage-into-delaware-river-each-year\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T21:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:57:56","slug":"signs-philadelphia-dumps-12-7-billion-gallons-of-sewage-into-delaware-river-each-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/10\/30\/signs-philadelphia-dumps-12-7-billion-gallons-of-sewage-into-delaware-river-each-year\/","title":{"rendered":"SIGNS: Philadelphia Dumps 12.7 Billion Gallons Of Sewage Into Delaware River Each Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allhiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Environmental-Hazards-That-Hip-Hop-Should-Highlight-2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Philadelphia\u2019s outdated sewer system is spilling 12.7 billion gallons of sewage into the Delaware River watershed every year, leaving local waters unsafe for months.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Philadelphia\u2019s waterways are truly nasty. According to a recent report, the city dumps more than\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/philadelphia\/pennenvironment-report-water-pollution-philadelphia-camden-20251027.html?utm_source=social&amp;utm_campaign=edit_philly_igfeed_traffic&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;int_promo=newsroom\">12.7 billion gallons of raw and diluted sewage<\/a><\/strong> into flooding into the Delaware River\u2019s watershed each year. And, to make it worse, nearby Camden County is adding to the filthy mess, according to a new report from environmental watchdog group\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/environmentamerica.org\/pennsylvania\/\">PennEnvironment<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The 1972\u00a0<strong>Clean Water Act<\/strong> had a goal of safe and swimmable water, but most of the Delaware River and its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tributary\">tributaries<\/a> remain unsafe. It is not just the Hudson and New York bodies of water, according to the report. Roughly 60% of Philadelphia\u00a0is served by a combined sewer system that spews polluted sewer stuff into local waterways. The Philadelphia Water Department has apparently tried to fight this off with the Green City, Clean Waters initiative, which is a a 25-year, multibillion-dollar plan. But clearly it has not done enough.<\/p>\n<p>The report studies from 2016 to 2024. Before the big push, the waste was about <strong>15 billion gallons<\/strong> a year as\u00a0cited in PennEnvironment\u2019s 2023 report. About half the pollution\u00a0came from just\u00a0<strong>10 places<\/strong>, with some waterways, including the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, experiencing\u00a0numerous overflow events\u00a0per year. That\u2019s a lot of waste. <\/p>\n<p>Camden County, NJ is not much better. PennEnvironment says that both cities are not doing what they need to do in order to protect the environment.  Local environmental advocates demand federal investment and a tight deadline. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, our new report on sewage pollution in Philadelphia shows that on far too many days each year, the Philadelphia Water Department\u2019s pipes and sewer systems dump huge volumes of raw sewage into our beautiful waters, harming our environment and depriving the public of a safe place to fish, boat, and float,\u201d said\u00a0Hanna Felber, clean water advocate at PennEnvironment. <\/p>\n<p>I think I need to look into what is happening in New York City and NJ, because this is deeply troubling! <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"\/>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/rumors\/signs-philadelphia-dumps-12-7-billion-gallons-of-sewage-into-delaware-river-each-year\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia\u2019s outdated sewer system is spilling 12.7 billion gallons of sewage into the Delaware River watershed every year, leaving local waters unsafe for months. 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